If recent media reports are any indication, Washington’s cherry growers might be in for one heck of a year. Today, the U.S. cherry industry produces more than 650 million pounds…
Could it be a banner year for Washington’s sweetest crop?
An economic story in three charts
Washington state has a growing population and growing economy – but it’s been hard to fund schools, roads and other basic services.These three charts help explain why. First, unlike our…
Thursday, June 12
PRINT Aberdeen Daily World Railroad blames former owner for derailments, pledges investment Associated Press New laws, including Dream Act, start Thursday Seattle’s minimum wage challenged State, feds extend talks on…
Today: committees discuss spiral of unpaid legal fees
Debtors’ prisons were supposed to be outlawed in the United States over 200 years ago. And, in a 1983 Supreme Court Case, Bearden v Georgia, the court ruled that judges…
Local marijuana ban challenged in court
Since the passage of Initiative 502, which legalized recreational marijuana use in Washington state, several cities and counties have passed their own ordinances banning the growth and sale of the…